Recently, the BWF announced the signing table for the German Open on the Tour in March, and the national feathers are basically the main force to participate, opening the rhythm of international competition training. Judging from the list of participants, the men's singles of the national feather has become the thinnest single event, only Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng are eligible to participate, and in the next top event, the All England Open, only Lu Guangzu is left to play. Shi Yuqi, who has been playing a leading role in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, returned to the Jiangsu provincial team at the end of last year because of deep injuries, and has been in the process of recuperation, it is foreseeable that in the first half of the season, Shi Yuqi may be temporarily difficult to return.
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Long participated as the defending champion, and his state was already inferior to that of that year, but he played the most beautiful competition in Tokyo, all the way to the final, and finally regrettably lost to the momentum of the Danish famous Acesaron, ending with a silver medal. After that, Chen Long entered the indefinite off-season and applied to the BWF for world ranking protection, and his position in the world ranking sixth will continue until he returns again. According to Chen Long himself, his next goal is the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the Asian Games at his doorstep, he hopes to be able to rush again, after all, his championship list, there is still a lack of Asian Games men's singles champion honor.
Chen Long, who is 33 years old, has a perfect career, the men's singles gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the men's singles champion at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, the men's singles champion at the 2017 Asian Championships, the 2012 and 2014 Badminton League Finals champions, the men's singles champions in the 2013 and 2015 All England Opens, in addition to the team events, he won three Times the Thomas Cup championship, plus three Sudirman Cup champions, and the honor of the world champion deepened, making him second only to Lin Dan. The second man in the history of the national feather men's singles. However, for Chen Long, the biggest regret is that he has not yet touched the men's singles champion of the National Games and the men's singles champion of the Asian Games.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Long continued to compete in the Shaanxi National Games, which was his fifth time to play in the National Games, and he wanted to fight with all his might, but he withdrew from the men's singles semifinals due to injury, which also meant that he would eventually bid farewell with regret and frustration at the National Games. And the Hangzhou Asian Games, only one year, for Chen Long, he still wants to insist on another year, no matter what the final result, he does not want to let himself retire with regrets, so he set a goal, his career curtain battle is the Hangzhou Asian Games. After temporarily leaving the national team, Chen Long spent his time with his family and children, after all, in the national team over the years, he owed too much to his family. As for when Chen Long will return to the national team and start the mode of preparing for the Asian Games, it is still uncertain. However, in recent days, it has been rumored that after Chen Long's retirement, the arrangement will largely remain in the team as a coach and continue to play his role and value.